Cadre Holdings Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Capitalizes on Continued Strong Demand for Mission Critical Safety Equipment
Completes Acquisition of Multiple Leading Nuclear Brands, Expanding Geographic Footprint
Increased Guidance Reflects Completed Acquisition and Reaffirmed Organic Growth Expectations
2025 Outlook: Net Sales of $618 to $648 Million and Adjusted EBITDA of $112 to $122 Million
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 06, 2025--
Cadre Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CDRE) ("Cadre" or "Company"), a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of safety equipment and other related products for the law enforcement, first responder, military and nuclear markets, announced today its consolidated operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
-- Net sales of $130.1 million for the first quarter
-- Gross profit margin of 43.1% for the first quarter
-- Net income of $9.2 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the first
quarter
-- Adjusted EBITDA of $20.5 million for the first quarter
-- Adjusted EBITDA margin of 15.8% for the first quarter
-- Declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.095 per share in April 2025.
"Following a record year, we continued to see strong and recurring demand for our best-in-class, mission-critical safety products in the first quarter," said Warren Kanders, CEO and Chairman. "Despite more pronounced uncertainty in our business environment, we have been pleased with our team's ability to navigate challenges and leverage the Cadre operating model to drive continuous improvement every day. Over the course of our history, Cadre's performance has been resilient through economic, political, geopolitical and other cycles, and we anticipate similar performance as we move ahead. To begin 2025, we are pleased to have delivered another quarter of financial results above expectations, highlighted by gross margins that increased 130 basis points year-over-year."
Mr. Kanders added, "In April, we completed the acquisition of the Engineering Division from Carr's Group, an important next step in scaling our nuclear safety vertical. With increasing global demand driven by energy, defense, and nuclear waste tailwinds, we believe in the consistent growth profile of the nuclear industry, and today, Cadre is uniquely positioned to deliver unparalleled capabilities in this market to a worldwide customer base. As we look forward, complementing our core organic growth initiatives, M&A remains an essential component of our strategy to continue to build our industry-leading safety platform. Consistent with our patient and disciplined approach, we are actively evaluating a robust pipeline of potential transactions focused on complementary businesses with strong margins, leading and defensible market positions, and recurring revenue."
First Quarter 2025 Operating Results
For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, Cadre generated net sales of $130.1 million, as compared to $137.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, primarily as a result of large order shipment timing for explosive ordnance disposal ("EOD") and armor products, partially offset by recent acquisitions and higher demand for crowd control products.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, Cadre generated gross profit of $56.1 million, as compared to $57.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
Gross profit margin was 43.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to 41.8% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, mainly driven by favorable mix, favorable pricing net of material inflation and the absence of inventory step up amortization, partially offset by lower volumes.
Net income was $9.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to net income of $6.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, primarily as a result of acquisition related costs incurred in 2024.
Cadre generated $20.5 million of Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $24.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 15.8% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to 17.8% for the prior year period.
Product segment gross profit margin was 44.4% for the first quarter, compared to 43.0% for the prior year period.
Distribution segment gross profit margin was 21.6% for the first quarter, compared to 23.5% for the prior year period.
Liquidity, Cash Flows and Capital Allocation
-- Cash and cash equivalents increased by $8.5 million from $124.9 million
as of December 31, 2024 to $133.4 million as of March 31, 2025.
-- Total debt decreased by $2.7 million from $223.2 million as of December
31, 2024 to $220.5 million as of March 31, 2025.
-- Net debt (total debt net of cash and cash equivalents) decreased by $11.2
million from $98.3 million as of December 31, 2024 to $87.1 million as of
March 31, 2025.
-- Capital expenditures totaled $1.4 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2025, compared with $1.3 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2024.
Acquisition of Carr's Engineering Division
On April 22, 2025, Cadre completed its acquisition of Carr's Engineering Limited (excluding Chirton Engineering) and Carr's Engineering (US), Inc. (together the "Engineering Division"), each a subsidiary of Carr's Group plc ("Carr's Group"), for an enterprise value for the acquisition was GBP75 million. The Engineering Division is comprised of industry-leading brands including Wälischmiller GmbH, CarrsMSM, Bendalls Engineering, NW Total Engineered Solutions, and NuVision Engineering, Inc.
Dividend
On April 22, 2025, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.095 per share, or $0.38 per share on an annualized basis. Cadre's dividend payment will be made on May 16, 2025 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on the record date of May 2, 2025. The declaration of any future dividend is subject to the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors.
2025 Outlook
For the full year 2025, Cadre expects to generate net sales in the range of $618 million to $648 million and Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $112 million and $122 million. We expect capital expenditures to be in the range of $8 million to $10 million. These ranges incorporate the estimated impact of tariffs in place today and assume that mitigating actions help offset future potential impacts. Cadre has not provided net income guidance due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting certain types of expenses and gains, which affect net income but not Adjusted EBITDA. Therefore, we do not provide a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA guidance to net income guidance.
Conference Call
Management will host a conference call on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. EST to discuss the latest corporate developments and financial results. The dial-in number for callers in the US is (800)-715-9871 and the dial-in number for international callers is 646-307-1963. The access code for all callers is 3272793. A live webcast will also be available on the Company's website at https://www.cadre-holdings.com/.
A replay of the call will be available through May 21, 2025. To access the replay, please dial 800-770-2030 in the U.S. or +1-609-800-9909 if outside the U.S., and then enter the access code 3272793.
About Cadre
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Cadre is a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of safety products. Cadre's equipment provides critical protection to allow users to safely and securely perform their duties and protect those around them in hazardous or life-threatening situations. The Company's core products include body armor, explosive ordnance disposal equipment, duty gear and nuclear safety products. Our highly engineered products are utilized in over 100 countries by federal, state and local law enforcement, fire and rescue professionals, explosive ordnance disposal teams, and emergency medical technicians. Our key brands include Safariland$(R)$ and Med-Eng(R), amongst others.
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The press release contains the non-GAAP measures: (i) earnings before interest, taxes, other income or expense, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), (ii) adjusted EBITDA, (iii) adjusted EBITDA margin and (iv) last twelve months adjusted EBITDA. The Company believes the presentation of these non-GAAP measures provides useful information for the understanding of its ongoing operations and enables investors to focus on period- over-period operating performance, and thereby enhances the user's overall understanding of the Company's current financial performance relative to past performance and provides, along with the nearest GAAP measures, a baseline for modeling future earnings expectations. Non-GAAP measures are reconciled to comparable GAAP financial measures within this press release. We do not provide a reconciliation of the non-GAAP guidance measure Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year 2025 to net income for the fiscal year 2025, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting certain types of expenses and gains, without unreasonable effort, which affect net income but not Adjusted EBITDA. The Company cautions that non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the Company's reported GAAP results. Additionally, the Company notes that there can be no assurance that the above referenced non-GAAP financial measures are comparable to similarly titled financial measures used by other publicly traded companies.
Forward-Looking Statements
Please note that in this press release we may use words such as "appears, " "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "intends," "future," and similar expressions which constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are made based on our expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and therefore involve a number of risks and uncertainties. We caution that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements in this press release, include, but are not limited to, those risks and uncertainties more fully described from time to time in the Company's public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the section titled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and/or Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as in the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based upon information available to the Company as of the date of this press release and speak only as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update any forward- looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.
CADRE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
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Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 133,431 $ 124,933
Accounts receivable, net of
allowance for doubtful
accounts of $858 and $876,
respectively 82,902 93,523
Inventories 91,786 82,351
Prepaid expenses 17,039 19,027
Other current assets 7,357 7,737
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Total current assets 332,515 327,571
Property and equipment, net of
accumulated depreciation and
amortization of $56,244 and
$54,384, respectively 45,080 45,243
Operating lease assets 15,595 15,454
Deferred tax assets, net 4,640 4,552
Intangible assets, net 105,884 107,544
Goodwill 148,611 148,157
Other assets 3,968 4,192
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Total assets $ 656,293 $ 652,713
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Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity
and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 32,122 $ 29,644
Accrued liabilities 41,604 46,413
Income tax payable 8,560 6,693
Current portion of long-term
debt 11,380 11,375
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Total current
liabilities 93,666 94,125
Long-term debt 209,134 211,830
Long-term operating lease
liabilities 10,983 10,733
Deferred tax liabilities 18,101 18,758
Other liabilities 6,847 5,752
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Total liabilities 338,731 341,198
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Mezzanine equity
Preferred stock ($0.0001 par
value, 10,000,000 shares
authorized, no shares issued
and outstanding as of March
31, 2025 and December 31,
2024) -- --
Shareholders' equity
Common stock ($0.0001 par
value, 190,000,000 shares
authorized, 40,659,585 and
40,607,988 shares issued and
outstanding as of March 31,
2025 and December 31, 2024,
respectively) 4 4
Additional paid-in capital 307,625 306,821
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss (1,535) (1,389)
Accumulated earnings 11,468 6,079
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Total shareholders'
equity 317,562 311,515
----------- --------------
Total liabilities,
mezzanine equity and
shareholders' equity $ 656,293 $ 652,713
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CADRE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31,
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2025 2024
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Net sales $ 130,106 $ 137,860
Cost of goods sold 73,975 80,232
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Gross profit 56,131 57,628
Operating expenses
Selling, general and
administrative 41,753 40,719
Restructuring and transaction
costs 698 3,087
Related party expense 128 1,843
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Total operating expenses 42,579 45,649
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Operating income 13,552 11,979
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Other expense
Interest expense (2,231) (1,637)
Other income (expense), net 1,287 (1,444)
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Total other expense, net (944) (3,081)
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Income before provision for income
taxes 12,608 8,898
Provision for income taxes (3,360) (1,970)
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Net income $ 9,248 $ 6,928
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Net income per share:
Basic $ 0.23 $ 0.18
Diluted $ 0.23 $ 0.18
Weighted average shares
outstanding:
Basic 40,618,554 37,946,576
Diluted 40,980,861 38,554,185
CADRE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
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2025 2024
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Cash Flows From Operating
Activities:
Net income $ 9,248 $ 6,928
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 3,856 3,942
Amortization of original
issue discount and debt
issue costs 500 149
Amortization of inventory
step-up -- 769
Deferred income taxes 533 1,546
Stock-based compensation 1,968 2,067
Remeasurement of contingent
consideration 331 451
(Recoveries from) provision
for losses on accounts
receivable (17) 480
Unrealized foreign exchange
transaction (gain) loss (731) 934
Other loss (gain) 41 52
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities, net of
impact of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable 10,633 2,696
Inventories (9,143) 1,818
Prepaid expenses and other
assets 1,340 2,028
Accounts payable and other
liabilities (1,168) (21,723)
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Net cash provided by
operating activities 17,391 2,137
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Cash Flows From Investing
Activities:
Purchase of property and
equipment (1,309) (1,343)
Business acquisitions, net of
cash acquired -- (141,293)
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Net cash used in
investing activities (1,309) (142,636)
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Cash Flows From Financing
Activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit
facilities -- 5,500
Principal payments on revolving
credit facilities -- (5,500)
Proceeds from term loans -- 80,000
Principal payments on term loans (2,813) (2,500)
Principal payments on insurance
premium financing -- (1,083)
Payments for debt issuance costs -- (844)
Taxes paid in connection with
employee stock transactions (1,140) (5,311)
Proceeds from secondary
offering, net of underwriter
discounts -- 73,535
Deferred offering costs -- (722)
Dividends distributed (3,859) (3,289)
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Net cash (used in)
provided by financing
activities (7,812) 139,786
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Effect of foreign exchange rates
on cash and cash equivalents 228 74
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Change in cash and cash
equivalents 8,498 (639)
Cash and cash equivalents,
beginning of period 124,933 87,691
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of
period $ 133,431 $ 87,052
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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash
Flows Information:
Cash paid for income taxes, net $ 2,017 $ 9,369
Cash paid for interest $ 3,527 $ 2,498
Supplemental Disclosure of
Non-Cash Investing and Financing
Activities:
Accruals and accounts payable
for capital expenditures $ 104 $ 210
Accruals for taxes paid in
connection with employee stock
transactions $ 24 $ --
CADRE HOLDINGS, INC.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
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Reconciling
Product Distribution Items(1) Total
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Net sales $ 112,735 $ 27,862 $ (10,491) $130,106
Cost of goods
sold 62,625 21,841 (10,491) 73,975
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Gross
profit $ 50,110 $ 6,021 $ -- $ 56,131
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
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Reconciling
Product Distribution Items(1) Total
------------ -------------- ------------- --------
Net sales $ 118,785 $ 28,191 $ (9,116) $137,860
Cost of goods
sold 67,764 21,557 (9,089) 80,232
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Gross
profit $ 51,021 $ 6,634 $ (27) $ 57,628
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(1) Reconciling items consist primarily of intercompany eliminations and
items not directly attributable to operating segments.
CADRE HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Year
ended Three Months Ended Last Twelve
December
31, March 31, Months
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March 31,
2024 2025 2024 2025
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Net income $ 36,133 $ 9,248 $ 6,928 $ 38,453
Add back:
Depreciation
and
amortization 16,420 3,856 3,942 16,334
Interest
expense 7,822 2,231 1,637 8,416
Provision for
income taxes 18,085 3,360 1,970 19,475
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EBITDA $ 78,460 $18,695 $14,477 $ 82,678
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Add back:
Restructuring
and
transaction
costs(1) 7,757 698 4,837 3,618
Other expense
(income),
net(2) 4,721 (1,287) 1,444 1,990
Stock-based
compensation
expense(3) 8,369 1,968 2,067 8,270
Stock-based
compensation
payroll tax
expense(4) 441 92 393 140
LTIP bonus(5) 49 -- 50 (1)
Amortization of
inventory
step-up(6) 3,858 -- 769 3,089
Contingent
consideration
expense(7) 1,185 331 451 1,065
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Adjusted EBITDA $104,840 $20,497 $24,488 $100,849
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Adjusted EBITDA
margin(8) 18.5 % 15.8 % 17.8 %
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(1) Reflects the "Restructuring and transaction costs" line item on our
consolidated statements of operations, which primarily includes
transaction costs composed of legal and consulting fees. In addition,
this line item reflects a $1.8 million fee paid to Kanders & Company,
Inc. for services related to the acquisition of Alpha Safety for the
three months ended March 31, 2024, which is included in related party
expense in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of
operations.
(2) Reflects the "Other income (expense), net" line item on our condensed
consolidated statements of operations and primarily includes
transaction gains and losses due to fluctuations in foreign currency
exchange rates.
(3) Reflects compensation expense related to equity and liability
classified stock-based compensation plans.
(4) Reflects payroll taxes associated with vested stock-based compensation
awards.
(5) Reflects the cost of a cash-based long-term incentive plan awarded to
employees that vests over three years.
(6) Reflects amortization expense related to the step-up inventory
adjustment recorded as a result of our recent acquisitions.
(7) Reflects contingent consideration expense related to the acquisition of
ICOR.
(8) Reflects Adjusted EBITDA / Net sales for the relevant periods.
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CONTACT: Gray Hudkins
Cadre Holdings, Inc.
203-550-7148
gray.hudkins@cadre-holdings.com
Investor Relations:
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Leon Berman / Matt Berkowitz
212-477-8438 / 212-227-7098
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